This Week at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

The Ontario Association of Police Services Boards (OAPSB) released results of a membership survey on the “rewrite” of the Police Services Act (PSA). The survey identified the degree of support for 56 specific reform ideas based on members’ previous PSA submissions. Of 138 police governing agencies within OAPSB, 107 participated in the survey. Overall, respondents ranked “Strengthening Police Board Governance” as the number one need of the new PSA, followed by “Modernizing Police Labour Relations”. An overwhelming number of respondents felt that safety of our communities should be legislatively recognized as a foundation for social well-being and economic prosperity in Ontario.